Neoptolemus says to Odysseus, " Do you really not think it is disgraceful to tell lies? " " No, " says Odysseus, " if safety is what the lie brings." 5 Can we defend lying?

Neoptolemus 对 Odysseus 说：“你真的不认为说谎是可耻的吗？ ” “不，”奥德修斯说， “如果谎言带来安全。 ” 5 我们可以为谎言辩护吗？

Goldhill discusses Sophocles' Philoctetes, where the latter gradually persuades Neoptolemus, who has been sent to force him back to Troy, until Heracles appears in a deus ex machina and the matter is settled by a kind of divine violence or force.

Goldhill 讨论了 Sophocles 的 Philoctetes，后者逐渐说服了 Neoptolemus，Neoptolemus 被派遣迫使他返回特洛伊，直到 Heracles 出现在 deus ex machina 中， 事情被一种神圣的暴力或力量解决了。